[And by wildcard she means Rusty. The job seems to have been a success, so that's good, but is their secret weapon going to be continuing? Or are they starting from the scratch on an informational level.]
Still singularly focused. Haven't seen blinders that in place since Preakness.
( does it smart? a bit. but he got his pipes cleaned otherwise and rusty was witness to the goodbye in the morning. it's whatever. clearly, he has feelings about this, though. she can read into that a mile away. )
[Jaqueline hasn't spent much time with Rusty by virtue of not caring, but he hasn't seemed ... unreceptive to Max's presence. But she's never imagined her brother lingering too long over rejection, beyond the fact that it doesn't help him often.]
Maybe there's something involved that he hasn't told us.
( beyond him never having been rejected before. he's maxim. man, woman. who actually says no to him? he's the heartbreaker. he tows the line and finds his fun. but, something's niggling at the base of his spine with this guy. it's true. )
No, I think he just really wants everyone dead. Can't see past it. Again, I don't blame him
( but come on. even saying no to some recreation with him? )
What about you and Sierra? Guessing you're not anybody's favorites right now.
[Yeah, Max has never handled rejection well, and this is no exception. But maybe it will give him a chance to learn and grow, but in the interim, she might go do some digging of her own. She makes a note to see if Sierra wants to go see their old friend Hallewell.]
We're fine. We spent several hours trapped in an FBI conference room because an uppity Gemini witch got involved.
[Quietly leaves out the fact that she sort of kidnapped her brother.]
( first, he doesn't "take rejection well" because it doesn't happen to him. things have come easy. she has fear, he has charm. but that charm dies on the vine of an immortal inner circle member. )
Luke Parker. But I don't think it counts as stealing when he came to me to try and get information out of me.
[Or at least that's how she'd argue it. She just didn't let him leave. But to his second question:]
No. She's not a witch.
[There's a pause, because remembering how it felt to put a hand on her, and she can't help but feel this sinking, horrifying sensation. Is this going to become an obsession? Maybe. Good thing she has better things to worry about.]
I don't know what she is. I don't think she's human.
[Jaqueline doesn't know if she can. It's rare she runs into something she doesn't know, but she will at least promise to keep it to internet deep dives and not go confront the woman in person unless she has reason to.]
Fine. But if it turns out she's an eldritch beast from dimensions unknown, you're going to wish you had me digging.
Pretty sure, you and I are his only Colony contacts, but he does play his client list close to the vest. I wouldn't be surprised if he wormed his way into the other families.
Wherever you want? I assume David has a plan for him and Sierra to meet up.
[She's not sure if she likes the fact that Sierra is putting herself on the map so that the Gauntlet can be called in for real, but they need the cover of the bloodshed. It's a necessary evil.
She just hopes that by the time they're done in Mexico, Sierra will still be in one piece.]
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[Even if they were betrothed once, it was when they were seventeen and he wasn't sweeping her off to hotels for shenanigans.]
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[And by wildcard she means Rusty. The job seems to have been a success, so that's good, but is their secret weapon going to be continuing? Or are they starting from the scratch on an informational level.]
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( does it smart? a bit. but he got his pipes cleaned otherwise and rusty was witness to the goodbye in the morning. it's whatever. clearly, he has feelings about this, though. she can read into that a mile away. )
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Is that a hint of bitterness I'm sensing?
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But, if you're talking about bitterness, he's leading that parade. Not that anyone would blame him for what they put him through.
He's with us, but he made no qualms that it's body to body.
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Maybe there's something involved that he hasn't told us.
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No, I think he just really wants everyone dead. Can't see past it. Again, I don't blame him
( but come on. even saying no to some recreation with him? )
What about you and Sierra? Guessing you're not anybody's favorites right now.
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We're fine. We spent several hours trapped in an FBI conference room because an uppity Gemini witch got involved.
[Quietly leaves out the fact that she sort of kidnapped her brother.]
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She "got involved."
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Okay, I may have held her brother hostage, but she stole the baby vamp out from under us first, I was just obtaining leverage.
[So not the point, the point is your sister's suffering, Max:]
Also the feds have an agent that can't be influenced by magic, so try not to get arrested by someone named Audrey Parker.
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If the plan ever involves getting arrested, steer clear of Agent Parker. No relation?...
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[Or at least that's how she'd argue it. She just didn't let him leave. But to his second question:]
No. She's not a witch.
[There's a pause, because remembering how it felt to put a hand on her, and she can't help but feel this sinking, horrifying sensation. Is this going to become an obsession? Maybe. Good thing she has better things to worry about.]
I don't know what she is. I don't think she's human.
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Better to not end up on the wrong end of an FBI investigation, sis. Maybe let this one go.
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[Jaqueline doesn't know if she can. It's rare she runs into something she doesn't know, but she will at least promise to keep it to internet deep dives and not go confront the woman in person unless she has reason to.]
Fine. But if it turns out she's an eldritch beast from dimensions unknown, you're going to wish you had me digging.
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Not if I convert to Cthululism.
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Then if you want to surrender to the madness of the beast, that's your own sanity to risk.
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You wouldn't save me from a Lovecraftian cult?
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[Of course she would save him from a Lovecraftian cult. But for the purposes of the banter:]
I'd like to believe you're too smart to get tricked into a Lovecraftian cult in the first place. But if you want to prove me wrong ...
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[She thinks he's persuadable.]
And honestly, I could have done much worse to him and I didn't. I think that should get me some points.
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Where are we meeting when we're back in the states?
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[She's not sure if she likes the fact that Sierra is putting herself on the map so that the Gauntlet can be called in for real, but they need the cover of the bloodshed. It's a necessary evil.
She just hopes that by the time they're done in Mexico, Sierra will still be in one piece.]
Are you going to be able to handle Mr. Blinders?
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